366SCAN OPERATION6D Skip channel/frequency settingYou can set the selected memory channel as a skip channelwhich is skipped during memory skip scan. In addition, it canbe set as a skip channel for both memory skip scan and fre-quency skip scan. These are useful to speed up the scan in-terval.q Select a memory channel.➥ Push the main band’s [VFO/MR•S.MW] once or twiceto select memory mode, then rotate the same band’s[DIAL] to select the desired memory channel to be askip channel.• “!” and memory channel number appear.w Push and hold [SET•SKIP] for 1 sec. several times to setthe skip condition.• (no indication): The channel is scanned during scan.• ~ : The channel is skipped during scan.• P~ : The channel is skipped during scan and the pro-grammed frequency is skipped during VFO scan,such as programmed scan.D Skip scan setting [q Push the main band’s [VFO/MR•S.MW] once or twice toselect VFO mode.w Push [SET•SKIP] to enter set mode.e Push [SET•LOCK] or [ATT•PRIO] several times until“PSC” appears.r Rotate the main band’s [DIAL] to toggle the skip scanfunction ON and OFF.t Push any key for the main band to exit set mode.y Then start the scan to activate the skip scan (memory skipscan or frequency skip scan).[DIAL][VFO/MR•S.MW][SET•SKIP][DIAL][VFO/MR•S.MW]The display shows thatmemory channel 16 isset as a skip channel.[SET•SKIP]■ Skip scan